Seeder.



E. J. YOUNGBERG.

SEEDBR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, 1913 .1,080,038; Patented Dec.2,19l3.

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c it-known that .I Em J. ,Ytitmcniahot a subject of Gustavus of Sweden,residing at Canon City, in the county of Fremont and-State of ,Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Seeders,.ofwhich'the followingxis a specification,.reference being liad to theaccompanying.drawings;v I mTlHS invention relatesto'n'ew and usefulimprovements in seedersand an 'ob ect there- Ofgis the provision of aseeder in which the quantity of. seed deposited in the furrow may bequickly and easily regulated... .'A further object of this invention isthe provision of a seeder comprising a hollow handle handle beingprovided on its forward end wi a pair of furrow closing disks, the

feeder being connected tot one of said disks whereby the seed is onlydeposited in the furrow upon rotation of the disks.

A still furthe object of this invention is the provision o a seedercomprising a hollow reservoir handle, the handle being providedwitha-discharge opening in its under face' nearthe lower endthereof and a'discharge regulating .plate slidably connected to said handle under thedischarge opening,

the plate bein provided with a series of openings of di erentdiameterswhereby the beyickly and easily regulated.

amount of seed deposited in the furrow may th these "and" other objectsin view, my inventionresides in the novel constructions, combinationsand arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described,claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing the discharge spout.

. .dle formin I suitable caps-2, and the. lower acejof the ing,in'which,

Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my device;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.2with several of the parts, removed; Fig.4 is an inverted, section'onjtheline 4-4 of Fig. 2, with the disks removed; Fig. 5 is an elevation show-.?i Referringmore particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 desi areservoir-for theseed, the opposite en softhe handlebein closedby handlebeing v thereof with a discharge opening 3a. Secured to'the'oppositesides formedf near the lower" .end

' Specifleationot Letters Patent. Application filed IanualrylS, 1913.Serial No. 741,808.

forming a reservoir for the seed, the

gnates a 'tubularhan-r pf the handle, adjacent Patented'Dec. 2, 1913.

the discharge opening therein, are a pair of stub shafts 4 upon whichare adapted to be mounted the disk wheels 5. Each of the disks 5 areformed ontheir outer faces with an annular rib 6 which prevents themachine from sinking too deeply in the furrow. One

' of the stubshafts 4 is formed with a hollow bore? tate. The outer endof the axle 8 is angular in which an axle 8 is adapted to rowhich isadapted to engage the angular bore of one of the disks so that the axle8 will be rotated upon rotation of the disks. Mounted upon the lowerface of the handle,

charge opening 3, are a pair of guide mem? here 9, the outstandingportions of which are bent to form channels 10 for the reception of theopposite longitudinal edges of a seed discharge regulator 11. Thedischarge regulator is formed of a rectangular strip of metal having ahandle'12' secured to the inner end thereof and formed in the lower endof the regulator are a series of openings 13, the openings being ofdifferent diameters and adapted toregister with the discharge opening 3in the handleso as to regulate the quantity of seed delivered into thedischarge spout 14. The bent portions .15 of the guide members -9 formlon 'tudinally extending ribs with which t e inwardly bent portions 16of the discharge spout 14 are'adapted to slidably and frictionally enage'so that thespout 14 may be readily disposed below the dischargeopen- I and arranged upon each side of the dish1g3 in the handle ormaybe-entirely removed 'from the handle.- The discharge spout-'14 isprovided on' its rear face with a suitable handle 17, and the rear wallof the spout is inclined forwardly as at 18 whereby-the-spout may-beadjusted in the guide members 9 so that the seed will bedischarged'through the openings 13 in thedischarge regulator 11 and sothe seed will fall upon the lnclinedrear wall of the discharge spout-14and be discharged into the furrow before-the furrows are covered'by thedisks 5. I Itwill beseen that the, discharge spout 14 may overearwardliyiin the guide membore, 9 so'that the. see will drop directlythrough the opening in .the spout without eomin "into contact. with theinclined rear covered.

beseen that by t e adjusts. ility and nection with the accompanying theconstruction of the discharge spout the seed may be deposited in theground at differgnt depths, according to the nature of the see Ifdesired, a longitudinal opening 19 may be formed in the upper face ofthe handle intermediate of its ends which is-adapted to be closed bya'rectangular closure plate 20 be determined while the machine is inoperation.

From the above description, taken in con drawing, it will be seen that-I have provlded a seeder which comprises a minimum number of parts andwhich may therefore'be cheaply manufactured, and one in which the amountof seed to be depositedin regulated. It is also apparent, from'the':

the furrow can be above description taken-in connection with theaccompanying drawing, that the depth to which the seed is deposited inthe furrowcan-beregulated bymerely adjusting the discharge spout 14 tothe desired position. To

prevent the outlet opening 3 in the handle from clogging, I provide afeeder which comprises a sleeve 21 which is mounted on the inner.annular portion 22 of the shaft 8, the sleeve being provided with aplurality'of radially projecting longitudinally extending arms 23. Eachof the arms is provided with a longitudinal series of brushes 24 whichare adapted to stir or agitate the seed adjacent the seed 0 ening 3 inthe handle.-

While t e construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing is thepreferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that minorchanges in the construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of my .invention or sacrificing any of its advantages asdetermined by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I desire to claim and secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A device of the character. described comprising a hollow handlehaving a discharge opening therein, a discharge regulating late slidablyconnected to said handle un er the discharge opening, and'a dischargespout slidably connected to said handle and arranged below saiddischarge regulat llfig plate, as and for the purpose de: son

2. A device of the character describedcomprising a hollow handle havinga .discharge opening therein, longitudinally extending guide members.arranged upon said handle at each side of said discharge opening, adischarge regulating plate slidably connected to said guide members, anda disers and disposed below said regulating charge spout slidablyconnected to said guide mem 'plate, as and for the purpose described;

3. A seeder comprising a hollow handle sothat the amount of seed in theseeder may having a discharge opening near one end, longitudinallyextending gulde mem ers arranged upon said handle at-each'side of saiddischarge opening, said guide members being bent to form channels, adischarge regulating plate slidably mounted in the channels in saidguide members, and a discharge spout slidably connected to thebent'portions of said guide members and disposed below said regulatingplate, as and for thepurpose described.

4. A device of the character described comprising a hollow handle havinga discha-rge'openingnear one end, disks rotatably mounted u on saidhandle, a. feeder mounted 'within' sai late slidably connected to saidhandle uner said discharge opening, and a discharge spout slidablyconnected to said handle and arranged below said discharge regulatingplate, as and for the purpose described.

5. A seeder of the class described comprising a hollow handle having adischarge opening near one end, "disks rotatably mounted upon saidhandle, a feeder mounted within said handle and operatively connected toone of said'disks', guide members arranged upon said handle, a dischargeregulating plate slidably connected to said guide members under saiddischarge opening, and a' discharge spout slidably connected to said idemembers and arranged below said disc arge regulating plate, as and forthe purpose described. a

6. .A device of the character described comprising a hollow handlehaving a discharge opening therein, a pair of oppositely extending stubshafts formed on said handle adjacent said discharge opening, one ofsaid stub shafts having a hollow bore, mounted in said hollow bore andextending within said handle, a feeder secured to said axle within saidhandle, disks mounted onconnected to said handle under the dischargeopening, and a discharge spout slidabl'y" connected to's'aid handle andarranged I below said discharge regulating plate.

comprising a tubular handle having charge opening therein, a feederrotatably mounted in said'handle'adjacent said discharge opening, adischarge regulating plate handle and operatively connected to one ofsaid disks, a discharge regulating an axle as and 8. A device of thecharacter described a dis slidabl connected to said handle; said plateIn'testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my being ormed with a pluralit ofopemngs, signature in the presence of two witnesses. seid openings beingof relatively difierent diameters and adapted to register with the vYOUNGBERG 5 discharge opening in said handle, and a dis- Witnesses:

charge spout slidably connected to said han- D. D. Pon'mn,

die and disposed below said regulating plate. B. OLINGER.

